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Challenges the orthodox view that lay patronage of monasteries dwindled in significance throughout the middle ages. Lay
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The venerable work of Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Shabushti (d. c. 1000), 'The Book of Monasteries,' has come to hold
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A literary tour of Christian monasteries of the medieval Middle East The Book of Monasteries takes readers on an engagi
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Between 1834 and 1837, Curzon visited Egypt, Syria, Albania, and Mt. Athos in order to collect ancient manuscripts. Twel
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Between 1834 and 1837, Curzon visited Egypt, Syria, Albania and Athos in order to examine and collect ancient manuscript
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Space and Function is a study of Buddhist State Monasteries in medieval East Asia. The research is based on archaeologic
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Lay patronage of religious houses remained of considerable importance during the late medieval period; but this is the f
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Together “The Monasteries of Amdo (2nd Edition) Volume 1 : East and South Amdo” and “The Monasteries of Amdo (2nd Editio
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Jules Leroy, the French art expert, spent several months touring the Near East in search of Early Christian remains. Dur
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